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Accounting for Mother Nature will keep Masters players on their toes

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Substantial rain. Cold temperatures. Tornado warnings. Blustery conditions.

The weather has already made an impact at the Masters, cutting Wednesday's practice round short and canceling the Par-3 Contest for the first time in the tournament's history.

And with temps not topping the low 60s -- the coldest Masters readings in 10 years here -- now comes for the potential for the 81st Masters to be impacted.

"The weather is going to come in and that's going to magnify the misses for a lot of players, which means you need to miss it in the correct spots,'' said Phil Mickelson, a three-time winner of the tournament who is playing it for the 25th time.